Centers and Programs

Asian Affairs

Asian Affairs seeks to develop and sustain student and faculty exchange programs with higher learning institutions and other education agencies in Asian countries. As a team which includes administrators and faculty from different units of the College, we collaborate closely with various administrative and academic departments on campus to promote and coordinate a wide range of educational and cultural events and programs with Edgewood’s Asian partners, including short-term student and faculty exchanges, joint degree programs, professional training programs, language and cultural summer camp experiences, and student recruitment from Asian countries. Our goal is to create opportunities for students and faculty at Edgewood to engage in teaching and learning activities in global education and to contribute to the College’s values, mission and vision through promoting international partnership building, global citizenship and cross-cultural understanding.

For more information about the Asian Affairs program contact Binbin Fu at bfu@edgewood.edu.

Global Education

The Center for Global Education was established in 2004 to direct and promote the various international initiatives of the college. The Center focuses on these six areas:

The Center for Multicultural Education

The Center for Multicultural Education (CME) was founded in 2005 as the institutional center and academic home for multicultural teaching, research, and learning at Edgewood College.

Approved by its Advisory Board, the Center’s mission and goals are as follows:
The Center for Multicultural Education advances multicultural inquiry, understanding, and engagement in order to affirm the mission and identity of Edgewood College.

We strive to achieve these primary goals:

Assist faculty in developing and utilizing multicultural pedagogy in the classroom

Support multicultural research and scholarship

Raise awareness of multicultural issues and perspectives in higher education

COR

Edgewood's Dominican values and studium of study, reflection, and action, directly inform students’ general education through the COR Program. There are three requirements for courses or experiences in COR, named for Edgewood's Latin motto, cor ad cor loquitur – heart speaks to heart. Classroom and the community intersect at each level, providing students opportunities to examine connections among learning, beliefs and action: exploring an issue of human concern with a faculty mentor and peer leader at the freshman level; immersion in some aspect of the community as a sophomore or junior; as seniors, integrating exploration of personal identity with development of academic skills and knowledge.

Environmental Studies

The Environmental Studies program allows students to pursue a broad, interdisciplinary view of environmental issues. In a world where resource use is expanding and the actions of individuals are increasingly likely to have a global impact, Environmental Studies is more relevant than ever before. The Environmental Studies minor offers students the opportunity to explore their interest in the environment through rigorous and interdisciplinary coursework in the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Students also have an opportunity to make significant and lasting changes through collaboration with faculty in research and community service. The minor complements a wide range of majors to give students an edge in a job market that increasingly recognizes the value of environmental expertise.

Honors Program

The Honors Program at Edgewood College seeks to meet the academic needs of able, highly motivated students by providing opportunities for intellectual and social development in and out of the classroom.

Testimonial:

“I joined the Honors Program because I wanted to push myself academically in order to maximize my potential for my future endeavors. I enjoy being a part of a community of students who support each other and have common goals of being engaged and excelling academically.”
–Sam Marti

Testimonial:

“I originally joined the Honors Program because I have always strived for academic excellence. Aside from keeping me motivated to maintain my grade point average, this program has introduced me to some of the most thought-provoking and meaningful experiences I’ve had in my time here at Edgewood.”
–Wolly Wollinger

Student Research Program

Research or Creative Inquiry at Edgewood College is often accomplished as:

Independent-study course projects or capstone projects within the major, as part of our spring semester Edgewood Engaged student research and creative inquiry symposium

As funded research utilizing the Ebben Fund, Summer Research Program Transformation Funds, and other funding resources

Through grants offered to students who travel to regional and national symposia and conferences

For more information about our research program, please contact our Director for Student Research, Shad Ryan Wenzlaff at swenzlaff@edgewood.edu or at 608-663-2356

Women’s and Gender Studies Program

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary minor that connects scholars and learners to campus and community. Developed to study the history, experiences, and contributions of women, feminist theoretical perspectives, and the critical role of gender in human life, the Women’s and Gender studies program is both interdisciplinary and integrative, engaging students, faculty, and staff through coursework, community-based learning, and campus-wide programming. Each March, the program offers a range of programming and activities in celebration of Women’s History Month.

For more information about the Women's and Gender Studies program contact Lauren Lacey at llacey@edgewood.edu.

Writing Center

The Writing Center, located in the library (main floor, behind the Printing & Copy Center), is a free drop-in service open to all students. No appointment or referral necessary. Bring any paper from any class. Tutors are also available in all the residence halls. We work with writers from draft or notes to final presentation. Any course, any level (including grad and RAAD), any discipline. Improve your writing. Working with a tutor makes a difference.